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  • United Automobile – Bristol KSW6B – PHN 809 – BH27

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    Copyright John Stringer United Automobile Services1952Bristol KSW6BECW H32/28R Following all the recent enthusiastic comment regarding the Western National KS5G photo, I thought I would submit this, taken from a recently rediscovered early slide of mine.United’s BH27 (originally BBH27), PHN 809, a KSW6B, is seen operating the 109 Seafront Service around North Marine Drive in Scarborough…

  • Wilts & Dorset – Bristol KSW – HMR 59 – 344

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    Wilts & Dorset Motor Services1952Bristol KSW5GECW L55R Here is a view of HMR 59, a Bristol KSW5G with ECW bodywork. By the time of this view, the 1952 vehicle had been relegated to training duties. She’s seen in the yard of the Hants & Dorset depot in Southampton, in March 1975. By this time, NBC…

  • Wilts & Dorset – Bristol KSW – HWV 294 – 365

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    Wilts & Dorset Motor Services1952Bristol KSW5GECW L27/28R HWV 294 is a Bristol KSW5G dating from 1952 [like the photographer] and has been fully restored by Roger Burdett internally, externally and mechanically. It will be at various rallies in 2014. It has a L27/28R ECW body and was new to Wilts and Dorset as their 365.…

  • Hants & Dorset – Bristol KSW – KEL 728 – 1285

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    Hants & Dorset Motor Services1951Bristol KSW6BECW L27/28R KEL 728 is a Bristol KSW6B new to Hants & Dorset in 1951. The ECW body was of the L55R variety when new. After withdrawal from passenger duty in 1969, it became one of the driver training fleet, with various alterations including the fitting of a sliding door…

  • United Automobile – Bristol KSW6B – VHN 851 – H51

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    United Automobile Services1954Bristol KSW6BECW H32/28R In this shot you can certainly see the difference in height between this highbridge KS and the height of the Lodekka both of which had the centre isle seating plan. The KS series succeeded the K series in 1950 when body length was increased from 26ft to 27ft, the extra…

  • Bristol Omnibus – Bristol KSW – SHW 409 – C8239

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    Bristol Omnibus1954Bristol KSW6BECW H32/28R OBP has yet to include a picture of a post war Bristol K type operating in the Bristol fleet, so here is one. This shows KSW6B, SHW 409, No. C8239, which was supplied in 1954 to the then Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company, which was renamed Bristol Omnibus in May 1957.…